Word Finder - spite

definition

Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice

example

He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, he could not hold down a job.

synonyms

• grudge
• rancor

definition

Vexation; chagrin; mortification.

definition

To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

example

She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband.

definition

To be angry at; to hate.

definition

To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.

In spite of her decision not to, she glanced out the window.

In spite of her resolve, she responded.

And yet, Katie and Alex were close siblings now in spite of their age difference.

You want to stay with him, in spite of what he did?

But in spite of his aggressive behavior, she felt safe with him.

In spite, however, of these advantages, there were serious drawbacks to my progress.

Actually, the idea was appealing – in spite of his clumsy invitation.

In spite of that, hope flickered through her.

In spite of her irritation, she couldn't help smiling.

I find it hard to realize that Christmas is almost here, in spite of the fact that Helen talks about nothing else.

In spite of her resolve, her lips responded to his silent quest.

In spite of the situation, sleep claimed her eventually.

Adrienne shucked her coat and tried to act nonchalant in spite of the warmth in her cheeks.

Still, in spite of the struggle, she welcomed each trip.

Unfortunately, it occurred over night and we couldn't fix the time in spite of three attempts to do so.

Yet in spite of this your vow was binding.

What was it about him that she responded to in spite of what she knew about him?

He never let up in spite of how I hollered and carried on.

I hope that here in Moscow no one will receive him, in spite of his money.

But in spite of the relative economic displacement they all cause, free trade, outsourcing, and technological displacement all have a positive net effect on the economics of the planet.

We trudged through the next few weeks marginally well though the schedule was exhausting to all and, in spite of our efforts, our other lives were suffering.

She smiled in spite of everything.

Then the boy returned to one of the upper rooms, and in spite of the hardness of the glass bench was soon deep in slumberland.

So the Captain-General took Eureka from the arms of the now weeping Dorothy and in spite of the kitten's snarls and scratches carried it away to prison.

In spite of the aforementioned snags, life was a proverbial bucket of roses.

They're cold and flabby, like cabbages, in spite of their prettiness.

Later I read the book again in French, and I found that, in spite of the vivid word-pictures, and the wonderful mastery of language, I liked it no better.

In spite of ample opportunity to talk to him about the twins, she never brought it up.

In spite of her words, I sensed she was holding back.

Could he be to blame toward her, or could her father, whom she knew loved her in spite of it all, be unjust?

I guess that's what they mean by cutting off your nose to spite your face.

In spite of the continual struggle for custody, he had felt more welcome at the Medena home than he had with his step-father's family.

But in spite of what your mother told you, you never spanked Randy?

She said I had already shown the world that I could do the college work, by passing all my examinations successfully, in spite of many obstacles.

While the fools looked for my car nearby, I, in spite of excruciating pain, managed to escape their feeble efforts to find me.

Eureka was much surprised to find herself in disgrace; but she was, in spite of the fact that she had not eaten the piglet.

In spite of my wish to see you, I do not think so and do not want to do so.

And in spite of all this it is the highest class, respected by everyone.

In spite of the massive benefits civilization offers to every person in every station of life, a crazy few will always see it very differently.

I will confess to you, dear Mary, that in spite of his extreme youth his departure for the army was a great grief to me.

In spite of all the evidence, Yancey still came out as a responsible adult.

In spite of our air conditioning, I was perspiring freely when I hung up.

But within the Trinity Gateway he was so pressed to the wall by people who probably were unaware of the patriotic intentions with which he had come that in spite of all his determination he had to give in, and stop while carriages passed in, rumbling beneath the archway.

In spite of the obscurity of the soldier's words Pierre understood what he wanted to say and nodded approval.

He loved his dog, his comrades, the French, and Pierre who was his neighbor, but Pierre felt that in spite of Karataev's affectionate tenderness for him (by which he unconsciously gave Pierre's spiritual life its due) he would not have grieved for a moment at parting from him.

I felt a sickness in my stomach at the news, in spite of having surmised as much.

In spite of Howie's stepfather's sudden interest in his previously despised and now deceased son, Julie became heir to her fiancée's home and assets.

Dulce lifted her head and managed to reclaim some semblance of pride in spite of the situation.

In spite of what Allen thought, no incriminating words had crossed her lips.

She met his regard with equal composer, in spite of the fact that the conversation was beginning to make her feel extremely uncomfortable.